Kemper

Lead and develop marketing and communication strategies to support Kemper Life’s growth and brand awareness, managing a team and coordinating across departments. | Minimum of 7-10 years in marketing within insurance or financial services, with 4-6 years of leadership experience, strong communication skills, and experience in customer acquisition and retention. | Location(s) Chesterfield, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois Details Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises. TEAM SUMMARY: Kemper proudly serves growing niche and underserved markets by providing appropriate and affordable insurance and financial solutions. This is enabled by a team of dynamic, innovative employees who act like owners and are continually driven by intellectual curiosity, analytical superiority, and being world-class operators. Kemper Life is adding the right talent to support this strategic intent. This role is a great opportunity for the person who wants to lead a marketing and communications team supporting our field partners in a dynamic growing company. We are looking for the person who can help us make a difference by best serving the needs of our customers. Come join us in Growing for LIFE. POSITION SUMMARY: This position will own the field marketing and communications responsibilities for Kemper Life. The position will be a strategic partner working closely with the executive and leadership teams and the Corporate Marketing and Communications group to develop strategies, design plans and execute initiatives that drive measurable effectiveness in recruiting, product, sales, and business campaigns. It will lead a team of specialists providing guidance, prioritizing responsibilities, and developing the team through performance management, training, and mentoring LOCATION: This position can be worked hybrid out of Kemper's Chesterfield, MO, or Chicago, IL office. *Travel is required and is based on the needs of the business. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: MARKETING Craft effective marketing strategies that align with the company's overall objectives, tailored to the local markets. Lead the development and execution of efforts pertaining to local market brand awareness, events, promotions, social media presence, and expanded digital marketing to help drive product sales and increase brand awareness. Design marketing strategies for initiatives including recruiting, product launches and campaigns. Develop and execute tactics to support the above strategies. Track and report on the effectiveness of local marketing initiatives, using data to inform future planning. Create and manage marketing and sales materials assuring stakeholder results align with executional KPIs and are within Kemper guidelines Gather and interpret data related to market trends, customer insights, and campaign performance to refine strategies and optimize results. Provide research and competitive analysis for the markets we serve to better understand our competitors, customers, and their buying behaviors. Foster strong relationships with field agents, customers, and partners to enhance brand presence and strengthen community engagement. Provide appropriate sales enablement by understanding the needs of our field partners. Oversee the allocation of resources for field marketing activities to ensure efficient and effective spending. Maintain a consistent brand message and voice across all communication channels, including digital presence, advertising, promotions, and signage. Work across departments (e.g., technical subject-matter experts, business development) to build and execute a cohesive content strategy. Oversee the creation, deployment, and promotion of content that aligns with the company's brand and messaging. COMMUNICATION Design an integrated communication strategy to include field, internal, external, and executive. Responsible for all field communication. Maximize social media communication and mykemper.com in coordination with corporate communications. Support Kemper Life company communication, including quarterly Town Halls, weekly and monthly newsletters, leadership messages, and other leader meetings. Manage communication for field award/recognition program. LEADERSHIP Guide and develop a team of marketing and communication professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. Support the team to coordinate and track progress of key strategies, initiatives, and projects; ensure key milestones and timeline are met as per strategic agenda opportunities. Support the continuous exchange of best practices, learning and information across all teams within Kemper and Kemper Life. Coordinate overall Marketing and Communications roadmap, events, and content for Kemper Life. Support strengthening relationships with all internal and external partners. Develop team through establishing a culture of trust and transparency. Enable effective coaching relationships by providing coaching; creating learning opportunities; building competence; exchanging feedback; and advising. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field, or the equivalent in related work experience. A minimum of 7 to 10 years of Marketing experience in insurance and/or financial services. At least 4 to 6 years of leadership experience in marketing/communications role. Ability to drive the ideation, design, and delivery of marketing solutions in close collaboration with a range of partners including business owners, field partners, technology, operations, legal & compliance, and corporate marketing. Strong customer focus and should be able to collaborate with users and customers to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into marketing requirements. Experienced in customer acquisition, customer retention and customer management preferred. Experienced in distribution or close collaboration with sales channels with outcome driven KPIs is preferred. Knowledge of insurance sales processes and mobile sales tools/applications desired. Excellent design skills; strong oral communications and presentation skills. High collaborative skills and ability to interface across organizational levels and cultures. Strong organizational skills with ability to meet tight deadlines in a fluid, fast-paced environment. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Strong preference for Life insurance experience Product management experience Community engagement experience Sponsorship is not accepted for this opportunity. The range for this position is $125,300 to $208,800. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and Kemper benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.) Ability to travel 20-30% This position can be worked hybrid out of Kemper's Chesterfield, MO or Chicago, IL office Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper is focused on expanding our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts to align with our vision, mission, and guiding principles. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it. #LI-JO1 #LI-Hybrid Kemper at a Glance The Kemper family of companies is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. With approximately $12 billion in assets, Kemper is improving the world of insurance by providing affordable and easy-to-use personalized solutions to individuals, families and businesses through its Kemper Auto and Kemper Life brands. Kemper serves over 4.6 million policies, is represented by approximately 24,200 agents and brokers, and has approximately 7,500 associates dedicated to meeting the ever-changing needs of its customers. *Alliance United Insurance Company is not rated. We value diversity and strive to be an employer of choice. An Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V Our employees enjoy great benefits: • Qualify for your choice of health and dental plans within your first month. • Save for your future with robust 401(k) match, Health Spending Accounts and various retirement plans. • Learn and Grow with our Tuition Assistance Program, paid certifications and continuing education programs. • Contribute to your community through United Way and volunteer programs. • Balance your life with generous paid time off and business casual dress. • Get employee discounts for shopping, dining and travel through Kemper Perks.

Design and communicate logical data structures, collaborate with business and tech teams to deliver data-centric solutions, and create custom data assets for analysts and data scientists. | 5+ years in data-related roles, proficiency in SQL/Python and BI tools, strong data and business architecture knowledge, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and ability to work hybrid or remote. | Location(s) Alpharetta, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, Dallas, Texas, Downers Grove, Illinois, Jacksonville, Florida, Remote-CT, Remote-FL, Remote-GA, Remote-IL, Remote-IN, Remote-MA, Remote-MO, Remote-NC, Remote-NY, Remote-OH, Remote-PA, Remote-SC, Remote-TX, Remote-VA, Remote-WI Details Kemper is one of the nation's leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper's products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises. SUMMARY: We are looking for an energetic professional with strong conceptualization and analysis skills, as well as an interest in future management roles. This role is for an individual that spans between business and technology - solving for business opportunities and challenges using data as a tool. This is an individual who gains a deep understanding of an area of the business, helps design logical data structures to represent it holistically, and communicates those structures to technology teams who implement. This person works closely with business leaders, analysts, application developers, data warehouse developers, and architects to drive data-centric solutions and data-centric components of broader solutions from idea to implementation. This creates focused data solutions, such as marts and reporting layers, for its area of the business. A successful candidate in this role is goal-oriented, contextually-aware, collaborative, and open minded. A strong ability to articulate concepts in ways that are understood by both business and technology resources, and an ability to foster effective communication between business and technology resources are required for success. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Work as a subject matter expert for business data within projects ranging from small efforts to major transformations • Collaborate with business leaders to ideate data-centric solutions and define logical data structures. • Understand the data landscape, lifecycle, and software for the business area. • Align tactical decisions with business strategy and goals. • Partner with tech teams (data architecture, app/data warehouse development) to ensure solutions meet business needs. • Create detailed requirements and custom data assets (e.g., data marts, BI layers) for analysts and data scientists. • Identifies opportunities to obtain and leverage external data sources to solve business problems. QUALIFICATIONS: • The successful candidate will likely have some combination of these qualifications, experiences, and skills. • 5+ years in roles like analyst, developer, data architect, or consultant delivering data-centric solutions or has been the "person in the business who does data" regardless of formal role. • Degree in a technical or business field (e.g., Engineering, Finance, Computer Science, Statistics); dual degrees in both a plus. • Proficient in SQL, Python, or similar, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI / Tableau). • Strong grasp of logical data and business architecture concepts. • Skilled in solution ideation, concise communication, and fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration. • Detail-oriented, assertive, adaptable, and business-outcome focused, with a balance of innovation and practicality. • Comfortable with ambiguity and presenting to all levels. • Embraces change and is a change agent • Hybrid (Chicago) or remote (US-based). No sponsorship This position can work remotely. The range for this position is $95,900 to $159,700. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is also eligible for our Kemper benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.) Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it. #LI-WH-1 #LI-Remote

The Senior Guidewire BillingCenter Developer provides technical support for multiple BillingCenter functions and integrations, delivering quality and timely results. This role involves leading projects, resolving complex technical problems, and consulting with customers on application technologies. | Candidates should have at least 8 years of developer experience, with 5 years of extensive experience in the Guidewire Insurance Suite and 3 years in BillingCenter. A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is required, along with advanced technical skills and knowledge of various programming languages and tools. | Location(s) Remote-AL, Remote-CT, Remote-FL, Remote-GA, Remote-IL, Remote-IN, Remote-MI, Remote-NC, Remote-OH, Remote-PA, Remote-TX, Remote-WI Details Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises. Kemper is seeking a Senior Guidewire BillingCenter Developer. This role provides leadership for multiple areas within BillingCenter and the associated integrations. Position Responsibilities: Provides technical support for multiple BillingCenter functions and integrations. Develops, documents and executes unit test cases. Delivers quality and timely results. Owns and resolves complex technical problems and issues with assigned applications and work processes. Review and recommend test plans for impacted areas and end to end test coverage. Complies with and supports all corporate, department and team policies and procedures. Keeps manager, project teams/managers and business customers informed of activities and problems within assigned areas of responsibility; refers matters beyond limits of authority to manager for direction. Recommends improvements to existing processes or proposes new ones, to improve the quality of project deliverables. Ensure reviews for quality (accurate and complete) of application software designs are scheduled and conducted to ensure optimal use of software systems. Consults with internal and external customers on the utilization of applications computing technologies, within areas of expertise, to ensure that customers optimize the value of those technologies. Leads projects across technical disciplines; plans for the appropriate resources needed. Develop technical knowledge and performance skills of IT projects teams for multiple scopes. Researches, evaluates and recommends new technologies independently or with the architect’s implementation. Implement and support proof-of-concept activities for new technologies. Develops and obtains sign offs on technical specs, design documents, functional designs and requirements. Guide teams on long term solutions for resolving frequently occurring production problems and reducing defect leakage. Ensure code is being developed per standards with focus on maintainability and ensure unit test cases are being developed, documented and executed with the test results recorded. Ensure that the technical design presented by the architects is followed by the software development staff. Ensure batch cycles are being executed according to plan and that defects are resolved in an accurate and timely fashion. Lead team in successful completion of phase gates for projects. Position Qualifications: 8 years of developer experience Bachelor's degree, equivalent work experience or appropriate technical certification. 5 years extensive experience with Guidewire Insurance Suite 3 recent years of ongoing BillingCenter experience. P&C Non-Standard Auto Insurance experience preferred. Experience in technical disciplines such as Java/Spring, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Angular, Hibernate, SQL, JSON/XML, REST Web Services, Git/SVN, Jenkins, Oracle & SQL Experience with cloud development practices. Advanced certifications for coding/development. Current Guidewire Certified Ace preferred. Demonstrates advanced technical skills. Advanced knowledge of a gosu and a good knowledge of related languages. The ability to provide technical leadership on large/complex application installation, development and support projects; Advanced knowledge of program design methods and techniques and standard development tools. Use knowledge of new frameworks, tools and languages and make recommendations in applications as appropriate. Ability to understand and identify improvement areas in architecture and integration designs Ability to teach and provide instruction to co-workers and provide feedback on progress toward goals. Demonstrates excellent leadership qualities in managing the work of a team of professional employees. Able to follow and create best practice development standards. Worked with various project methodologies (agile and waterfall). Able to translate business to technical requirements. Requires minimal managerial direction. Understands technical controls, security concepts and SOX requirements. This job is eligible for remote work from a US based location. The range for this position is $86,200 to $143,600. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and Kemper benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.) Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it. #LI-AK-1 #LI-REMOTE Kemper at a Glance The Kemper family of companies is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. With approximately $13 billion in assets, Kemper is improving the world of insurance by providing affordable and easy-to-use personalized solutions to individuals, families and businesses through its Kemper Auto and Kemper Life brands. Kemper serves over 4.7 million policies, is represented by approximately 24,000 agents and brokers, and has approximately 7,500 associates dedicated to meeting the ever-changing needs of its customers. Learn more at Kemper.com. *Alliance United Insurance Company is not rated. We value diversity and strive to be an employer of choice. An Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V Our employees enjoy great benefits: • Qualify for your choice of health and dental plans within your first month. • Save for your future with robust 401(k) match, Health Spending Accounts and various retirement plans. • Learn and Grow with our Tuition Assistance Program, paid certifications and continuing education programs. • Contribute to your community through United Way and volunteer programs. • Balance your life with generous paid time off and business casual dress. • Get employee discounts for shopping, dining and travel through Kemper Perks.